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' W. S. RALYA.

COMBINED SAW JOINTBB. AND GAGE.

P8t8n8edJune 2,8.,1888f Im/EMME;

WITJVEISSES UNTTED STATES PATENT OrEicEQ YVILLIAM S. RALYA, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO E. G. ATKINS t COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED SAW JOjlNTER AND GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 385,006, lated June 26, 1888.

Serial No. 238,854. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it 71mg/ concern,.-

Be it known that l, WILLIAM S. RALYA, of the city of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombined Saw Jointer and Gage, of which the following is a specification.

The leading object of my said invention is to produce a sawjointer simple in construction, and which .may be easily and quickly manipulated to secure or release the iile. A further object is to produce an adjustable gage for the clearing-teeth of crosscut-saws, and I prefer, also, to arrange so that the tool may be used as a gage in setting saws, all as will be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a. part hereof, and on which similar letters of reference indicate similarV parts, Figure l is a perspective View of a tool embodying my improvements, the file whichA forms the operating part on the points of the saw-teeth in jointing the saws being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 2, a side elevation, the iile being-shown in this view in dotted lines in the position it occupies when it is used to joint the sides of the saw-tooth points instead of their ends; Fig. 3, a horizontal sectional view looking upwardly from t-he dotted line 3 8, and Fig. La transverse sectional View looking toward the right from the dotted line 4 4.

In said drawings, the portions marked A represent the main frame of my tool, which is usuallyacasting; B, an adjustable frame which serves as a clearing-tooth gage, and G a cam by which the le is secured in either one of the two positions.

The casting or frame A has several bearingsurfaces, against which the iile and the saw will rest when the tool is in use. When the tool is used for its most common purpose, (that of jointing the points of the sawteeth,) the points or projections a a and the ledges a2' a2 rest against the face of the saw, as will be readily understood, the file being clamped between the points or projections cr a3 and the cam C. When the tool is used to joint the sides of the saw-tooth points, the file is placed between the points or projections a a and the eam-wheel, while the points a3 a bear against the side ofthe saw-plate instead ofsaid points a a. The ledges a ft2, however, bear against the sawplatc when the tool is used iu either way. The adjustable frame B, which serves as the y y clearing-tooth gage, consists of a shank fitted in a suitable way (a groove is shown) in the side of the frame or casting A, and has preferably several points, b, extending out from its 6o upper end. YVhcn the le is altogether removed froin the tool, said iile may be used as a gage for setting the saws by permitting the points a a' and ledges ai a2 to rest against the saw-plate, as when the tool is used asajointer for the points ol' the teeth, and so adjusting this gage B that the points b thereon (or rather one ofthem) will just come to the position to'which it is desired to set the tooth.

In using this tool to trim the clearingteeth of 7o l a crosscutsaw to the proper length, this part B is adjusted to the desired position by loosening the screw b', which passes through it, and moving it up or down on said screw, it being slotted to permit this, as shown.

The cam C is preferably a cam-wheel simply, as shown, which preferably has a flange, c, on one side. lt is mounted on a combined sleeveand cap, C', which also forms a nut for the screw b', and is thus held in position. It 8o is'arranged to turn loosely on said sleeve, and thus, when it is desired to secure the file in either of the two positions, it is only necessary to place said le in the position desired and turn this cam-wheel until it bears tightly against said file, when, as will be readily seen, it will be clamped securely in place. By push-` l ing the le slightly in one direction or the other it may be' either clamped more tightly or loosened, so as to be removed, as will be readily understood. It will thus be seen that the tile may be inserted or removed at pleasure without loosening or tightening any screws or other parts, the revolving of the cam-wheel C' beingallthatisnecessary. Thetoolisadapted, as hereinbefore specified, toa variety of purposes, and is thus much more convenient to use than a tool adapted to a single use only. Having thus fully described my saidinvention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure 10J by Letters Patent, is

l. In a saw-jointer, the combination of the frame and the clamp for the le, one jaw of which clamp is stationary and the other jaw of which is a cam, substantially as set forth.

2. In a saw-jointer, the combination of the frame with projections formed thereon, a file yresting on said project-ions, and the cain ara frame, A, and a frame, B, adj ustabl y mounted thereon and secured in position by a single screw passing through a slot in said adjustable frame, said adjustable frame being seated in a suitable Way in said frame A.

5. The combination ofthe frame A, the adjustable gage-plate B, the cam-Wheel C, the

sleeve and cap Cf, and the screw b', substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 14th day of May, A. D. 1887.

W'ILLIAM S. RALYA. [L s] In presence of C. BRAQFORD, Y CHARLES L. THURBER. 

